A CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK FOR SHOPFLOOR PRODUCTION ACTIVITY CONTROL

It is now recognized that production activity control (PAC) is a key f actor of productivity. Some aspects of this theme, such as scheduling of production operations or shopfloor monitoring, have been the subjec t of extensive research and solutions are now available and regularly used in industry. In spite of this, PAC remains a complex activity for which no generic solution is available. In this paper, we suggest a c onceptual framework for PAC which aims to provide support for the choi ce and integration of the various components of a PAC system. Several types of PAC modules are suggested and have to be chosen and organized in relation to the workshop characteristics. This proposal is support ed both by a bibliographic study of current approaches and by the requ irements expressed in AEROSPATIALE's shopfloors.